ES
Definitely better than walking/jogging/whatever in my case.
My doctor used to say many years ago that 'joggers are just ruining their knees'!
I took up recreational cycling about 40 odd years ago after problems with my right knee and have never looked back either physically or ,arguably, 'mentally'.
As a kid I used to ride a bike, of course, but there was a gap of perhaps 20 years when I did not.
You will have seen that I like to combine maritime photography with cycling and I aim for about 50 km/week here and there on the bike although this is often not possible. I don't ride on the road as we are fortunate in that I can go out my back gate about 12 km NNW of the CBD onto a walking and cycling path which allows me to reach Port Melbourne and the Lower Yarra 99% 'off road'.
I thoroughly recommend a pushie to you ES - you are never too old, nor do you need a flash bike (or a lycra suit either
).
My current bike is a 20+ year old 26 inch mountain bike (long ago out of fashion - like me) that cost around $A300 at the time. This was mid range (?) before titanium and carbon fibre for ~ $A20 000 became the go, of course. I don't have shock absorber forks or suspension for the saddle - they are just unnecessary complications.
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Go for it Comrade - at least you don't have snakes to worry about in Ireland.
Geoff
